Liability is a reality of today’s business environment and if you’re not prepared to protect yourself, regardless of whether those claims are valid or not, you may be risking not only your company’s welfare but your own job as well. So what’s the one thing stopping you from being exposed and keeping your company and your job in check? Read on to find out.Show/Hide

In our previous post we touched on the importance of data acquisition and how it’s revolutionized line testing and manufacturing processes. The ability to gather information from a wide number of sources and combine them into a single piece of information or trend is critical for management to determine when a product group falls outside established guide lines. But what’s the real advantage to an organization from robust and automated data acquisition technologies?

Aside from improved visibility for management and eliminating the hassle of paperwork and endless documents that get stuffed into a file cabinet, never to be seen again, what is the real benefit to the company as a whole? Most people don’t think about this when assessing the payback on data acquisition, but we have two words for you – Liability Protection.

When you tie all test data, repair service and warranty maintenance together from start to finish, you get a detailed holistic view of the lifespan for each serial number that goes through your testing process. This can be a huge help if the equipment ever malfunctions or breaks down, causing injury or potential harm to the person using it. Having this data on hand and easily accessible keeps your company from being held accountable and provides a documented roadmap of each preventative step along the way.